Equal Pay for Equal Work

In the matter of Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa v Hoyo (CA04/2023) [2024] ZALAC 57; [2025] 2 BLLR 160 (LAC) (6 November 2024) the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) overturned a Labour Court decision that had found the employer guilty of unfair discrimination against the employee on the basis of race and unfair discrimination. The LAC found…

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Strike case

In AFRICAN MEAT INDUSTRY AND ALLIED TRADE UNION (AMITU) AND OTHERS V SHAVE AND GIBSON PACKAGING (PTY) LTD (D 1050/2019) [2023] ZALCD 17 (17 OCTOBER 2023) the case revolved around the alleged unfair dismissal of members of the union AMITU. The Court was tasked with determining the fairness of the employer’s actions. The dispute arose from a…

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Dismissal Under the Guise of Operational Requirements

In the matter of LEKALAKE V EOH MTHOMBO (PTY) LTD [2025] JS895/19 LC, the Labour Court’s ruling highlighted the importance of fair retrenchment procedures in South Africa. The case involved a consultant who was dismissed in 2019 due to alleged operational requirements. However, the Court found the dismissal to be substantively unfair and ordered the employee’s reinstatement with…

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AARTO RULES 

FROM JUNE 5, 2025 AARTO Rule – From June 5, 2025, every motorist in South Africa must prepare for one of the most significant shifts in road traffic enforcement in recent history. The full implementation of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Act means tougher fines, stricter enforcement of rules, and a complete overhaul of how demerit points are…

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